Last updated: May 20, 2026

Kingston Standard Church (“the Church”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy and preserving the trust of our congregation, visitors, and ministry partners. This privacy policy (“Policy”) describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide (“Personal Information”) on the kschurch.ca website (“Website” or “Service”), and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

By accessing and using the Website and its services, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to be bound by the terms of this Policy. This policy applies strictly to our digital operations and church-managed platforms.

Table of contents

1. Collection of Personal and Ministry Information
2. Privacy of Children and Youth Ministries
3. Use and Processing of Collected Information
4. Tithes, Offerings, and Secure Financial Processing
5. Confidentiality and Information Sharing
6. Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) Compliance
7. Data Security and Safeguards
8. Acceptance of this Policy
9. Contacting us

1. Collection of Personal and Ministry Information

You can explore our church beliefs, sermon schedules, and public events without revealing your identity or disclosing any personal contact details.

However, if you choose to interact with certain features on our site—such as submitting a prayer request, signing up for a small group, registering for an event, or contacting our pastoral office—you may be asked to voluntarily provide Personal Information. This may include:

• Contact Information: Your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.
• Ministry Connections: Family relationships, volunteer preferences, and notes or contexts willingly provided in our open contact fields or prayer request forms.

2. Privacy of Children and Youth Ministries

We recognize the profound need to provide absolute privacy protections regarding any information related to children and youth. We do not knowingly collect personal details directly from children under the age of 13. All registrations for Sunday School, youth groups, or church camps must be filled out and submitted exclusively by a parent or legal guardian. If you believe a minor has inadvertently provided us with personal contact data without parental guidance, please reach out to our office so we can permanently remove it.

3. Use and Processing of Collected Information

The Church acts as a data controller for information submitted through this Website. We handle your information strictly to support our congregation and manage church operations, including:

• Responding to pastoral care inquiries and processing prayer requests.
• Managing volunteer schedules, ministry rosters, and small group enrollments.
• Distributing church bulletins, community updates, and spiritual resources.
• Processing charitable donations and issuing annual tax receipts.

4. Tithes, Offerings, and Secure Financial Processing

We provide secure digital portals for members and supporters wishing to return tithes or make charitable offerings. All financial transactions processed through our Website are handled by trusted, certified third-party payment gateways specializing in non-profit giving. Kingston Standard Church does not directly view or store your raw credit card numbers or banking credentials on our web servers.

5. Confidentiality and Information Sharing

We treat your presence and outreach to our church with deep respect. We never sell, rent, trade, or distribute your email address, phone number, or personal details to secular corporate marketers, business directories, or advertising networks. Your data is accessible only to pastoral staff and authorized church administrators managing ministry databases. We will only disclose personal data outside our organization if required to comply with a clear legal obligation, court order, or official government audit.

6. Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) Compliance

In full compliance with Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), any digital communications from the church—such as electronic prayer chains, newsletter updates, or event invitations—are strictly opt-in. You may easily remove your email address from our digital mailing lists at any time by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link found at the bottom of our emails, or by contacting our office directly.

7. Data Security and Safeguards

We secure your information on controlled servers protected from unauthorized access, modification, or exposure. While no internet transmission can be guaranteed 100% secure, we maintain reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect your personal information. In the event of an unexpected data compromise or security breach, we will make every reasonable effort to notify impacted individuals via email or public announcement in line with Ontario regulatory tracking standards.

8. Acceptance of this Policy

By navigating kschurch.ca, utilizing our ministry contact fields, or securely returning tithes online, you explicitly acknowledge that you have read this document and consent to the respectful handling of your data as described.

9. Contacting us

If you have any questions, wish to update your family’s contact details on our church directory, or have concerns regarding this Policy, please connect with our administrative office:

Email: office@kschurch.ca

Data Access Requests: Submit a data access request